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♦ Second round of talks between govt and PTI begins in Islamabad

♦ Talks useless if govt insists on October elections, says Imran: Remarks if polls not held on May 14 constitution to be rendered ineffective: Constitution, not parliament supreme: IHC grants PTI chief interim bail till May 3: Police release 23 PTI workers

♦ No peace in South Asia sans Kashmir settlement, declares PM Shehbaz: Shehbaz Sharif says nation stands behind armed forces to defeat anti-Pakistan elements: Addresses PAF’s cadets passing-out parade in Risalpur

♦ PM calls meeting of Cabinet’s Energy Committee
♦ Moonis Elahi’s aide arrested from outside court
♦ First batch of 149 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan arrives safely in Karachi: PM Shehbaz lauds efforts for successful evacuation of Pakistanis

♦ First locally transmitted suspected case of monkeypox reported in Karachi

♦ 90,000 hoarded wheat bags recovered in Sialkot
♦ Fire breaks out in multi-storey Karachi building
♦ UAE opens Asia’s biggest visa centre in Karachi
♦ Four shot dead over land dispute in Khyber
♦ No plan to withdraw Rs75 currency note, says State Bank

♦ Russian strikes hit several Ukrainian cities overnight: Moscow denies US consular visit to jailed journalist
♦ Three US soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash
♦ 11 dead after Indonesia boat capsizes
♦ Jayasuriya becomes quickest spinner to 50 Test wickets